The Southwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board has voted to extend the Severe Water Shortage Order, which restricts lawn watering throughout the region to one-day-per-week through Sept. 30. Clearwater residents should continue to follow the watering schedule given by city ordinances:

• For all water sources, watering is not allowed between 8:01 a.m. and 5:59 p.m. on any day.

• Drinking water, wells, lakes or pond water may be used to water lawns and wash cars one day per week:

Saturday: Property addresses ending in even numbers or letters A through M.

For more information on city of Clearwater water restrictions, contact Public Utilities at (727) 562-4960, ext. 7227. For questions about Swiftmud's Severe Water Shortage Order, visit www.watermatters.org or call (800) 423-1476, ext. 4498.

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Clothes to Kids needs donations

Clothes to Kids, a nonprofit organization that provides free, new and gently used clothing to low-income Pinellas school children, is in need of the following items:

• Young men's shorts, sizes 18-46

• Boys pants, sizes 6-16

• Girls pants, sizes 6-16

• Junior/plus size pants, sizes 13 and up

• Gently used athletic shoes in all sizes

New or freshly laundered, gently used clothing may be dropped off at the store, located at 1059 N Hercules Ave. in Clearwater, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Cash donations are also accepted. Donations are tax-deductible and can be mailed to P.O. Box 6123, Clearwater, Fla. 33758 or dropped off at the store. For more information, call (727) 441-5050 or visit www.clothestokids.org.

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Pinellas gets more mail ballot sites

Voting by mail is easier. Now you can drop off your ballot at more than a dozen locations throughout the county, starting with the Aug. 26 primary election:

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